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yorkietalkjilly · 04-17-2013, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chachi

Its good to see you back Debra

It really is. I sure missed your posts.

Marhcarter · 04-18-2013, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by gracielove

Have you checked out his vision and hearing? Those are two areas that can cause some communication problems that can lead to "different" behavior.

Very good point!

ValGab · 04-19-2013, 05:28 PM

thank you everyone for the advice but I got him at 9-10 weeks he was tiny fit in the palm of my hand. a little round ball of fur lol. I think he was just taken away too early. We love him dearly we will just wait till he comes around. No dogs other than him. We thought about getting him a friend.

FlDebra · 04-19-2013, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chachi

Its good to see you back Debra

Thanks, Chachi and yorkietalkjilly! It has been a while. Good to see so manyfamiliar names

shannonNJ · 04-19-2013, 07:55 PM

Maybe some behavioral therapy and/or tips from a professional may help if there's nothing wrong health-wise?

Jacksmom052709 · 04-19-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ValGab

thank you everyone for the advice but I got him at 9-10 weeks he was tiny fit in the palm of my hand. a little round ball of fur lol. I think he was just taken away too early. We love him dearly we will just wait till he comes around. No dogs other than him. We thought about getting him a friend.

I got Jack when he was young too and I believe he was taken away from his mom too young. He was similar with being anti-social, except for me and my husband (he loves us), but we did get Izzy and he has really come out of his shell. He has grown so much more as a dog. If everything is fine with him physically, you may seriously want to consider another pup as a playmate for him and to help teach him how to be social and interact with others (including humans).

MidnightUnicorn · 04-19-2013, 10:03 PM

Hmmm, perhaps he was taken away when he was too young. Or perhaps it's just his personality.

My Tatiana is fairly anti-social, too. She loves only me, and that's it. She tolerates my husband, and gives doggie rejection to everybody else. But she grew up with her parents. I got her from her breeder when she was three years old. In her case, it's her personality.

gracielove · 04-20-2013, 05:27 AM

If the breeder didn't handle him and he was taken away too soon then those are two reasons that could explain why he acts the way he does very well.

lisaly · 04-20-2013, 07:04 AM

I'm not a behaviorist or psychologist, but I don't believe a dog or a person being antisocial is just their personality. Being independent is a personality trait, but I believe antisocial behavior is shaped by our past experiences. Your pup may not have received the love, touch, and socialization he needed at his breeder, but with your love, I'm sure you will break through his barriers in time.

yorkietalkjilly · 04-20-2013, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Does he shake or tremble visibly, pant, lick his lips, yawn a lot around you? Does he do all or any of that?

Does he do any of them when around you or approaching you or vice versa?

lillymae · 04-20-2013, 04:38 PM

Awhile back there was a guy who came on with the same situation & he hired a behaviorist & a trainer or 2 & vet checks all ok but the dog was eventually diagnosed with either Chiari or GME, anyone remember this ? I can't for the life of me remember his user name & I think it was a year or so ago.
OP, I would look up these 2 things & see IF your dog has ANY symptoms of either & IF you think he does , get him to a Vet teaching school ASAP.

KendraE · 04-20-2013, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lillymae

Awhile back there was a guy who came on with the same situation & he hired a behaviorist & a trainer or 2 & vet checks all ok but the dog was eventually diagnosed with either Chiari or GME, anyone remember this ? I can't for the life of me remember his user name & I think it was a year or so ago.
OP, I would look up these 2 things & see IF your dog has ANY symptoms of either & IF you think he does , get him to a Vet teaching school ASAP.

I kind of remember this... Good advice

lisaly · 04-20-2013, 07:42 PM

I remember it also..it was Brian, I think, in England, but I don't remember his YT name. That was truly heartbreaking.

yorkietalkjilly · 04-20-2013, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ValGab

thank you everyone for the advice but I got him at 9-10 weeks he was tiny fit in the palm of my hand. a little round ball of fur lol. I think he was just taken away too early. We love him dearly we will just wait till he comes around. No dogs other than him. We thought about getting him a friend.

Many dogs are taken away from mommie early but proper rehab has taught them how to accept people and socialize and interact with them. But first, I just need you to answer those questions I asked about the panting, licking, etc.

Belle Noir · 04-25-2013, 12:48 AM

Sabre was born May 1st, and we brought him home August 10th or 11th, as I recall. He has ALWAYS been aloof and standoffish. He is NOT a people dog, and he's always been like that.
He likes people well enough, but not THAT much. He'll say hi, and he'll play, but rare are the times when he wants to sit with you the way a lap dog should. Sure, he'll lay at your feet and put his head on your foot once in a while, but if the fake fireplace is on, he prefers laying in front of that.
Once in a long while, he'll decide he wants to sleep in the bed. He prefers to sleep on the floor. That's just the way he is. I think the only reason he actually sleeps in the bed as much as he does is because of Fatty the Maltese rescue fun police that I fostered for a while. He would sleep in the bed with HER, because that was the only time she let him lay with her and he had a crush on her, and she wouldn't let him lay with her when she was laying in the dog bed.
I think when she went to her new home, he started sleeping in the bed more because he missed her. But now he sleeps in bed as rarely as he used to.
He's also never been much on treats, though he loves his bully sticks. It's taken me EIGHT MONTHS to find a treat that he doesn't just accept, back away, and spit out. The first treat was the AKC brand duck jerky which he STOLE and then shredded the bag open for. He NEVER did this with treats before. The Bil-Jac liver treats are right next to the bed, on the floor where they have been from the beginning, and he doesn't bother with them. and when I went looking for more, I couldn't find any, but I was fostering a litter of siamese kittens, and socializing them and picked up two different cat treats for THEM and HE likes them. In fact, I had them next to the Bil-Jac Liver treats (which the CATS happen to love, but won't touch the two different kinds of chicken treats I got for them), and my mother caught him running down the hall with the treat bag in his mouth and she rescued them before he tore that bag open.
He's not afraid of people. He's not particularly dog orientated. He's not shy, in fact, he has more than a little bit of that "yorkie swagger". He likes people. He just likes them on HIS terms.
I think he was a big dog in a former life. Like a Lab, or a German Shepherd. That's what he acts like. People say little dogin a big dog body when talking about insecure napoleans snapping yipping and barking at everything. When you look how real big dogs carry themselves, they're always calm, cool, and collected, you rarely see one of THEM screaming at another dog on the end of a leash... and THAT is Sabre.
Yes, he forgets himself and jumps on the sofa once in a while when he is excited. When you come home and he's REALLY happy to see you, he spins like a top, but he calms down, and then he's chilling in whatever spot he's decided to chill in.
He's a REAL big dog in a little dog body.
Pixie and Midget are totally different. Pixie was born May 8th and I brought her home July 3rd. Midget was born Oct 19th, and I brought her home Dec 17th (she's a Papillon), and BOTH of them are in your pocket under your skin I LOVE PEOPLE kind of dogs.
They are the same dog in different breed bodies. Both want to be with people as much as they can. If you go to the bathroom and forget to close the door, they will fight to jump on your lap. Sabre is a gentleman, he lays at the door, doesn't come in just lays there and watches you until you tell him to go away.
Pixie and Midget will NOT go away. They are always under foot, they are always in the way, they are always in everything and they always want to be involved with anything you're doing.
The rare occasion they wander away to play "herd the cats", if they hear you doing something they THINK they might want to be involved in, they break their necks running to see what you're doing, ESPECIALLY if they hear keys rattling, because you are NOT allowed to go on a drive without them.
So I don't know. I can't go with the whole they went to their new homes too early, because it just doesn't apply to my dogs. That way of thinking says that Pixie and Midget should act like Sabre and Sabre should act like Pixie and Midget, and that's just not the case.
Some dogs, EVEN WITHIN a breed are just different. Even when it comes to personality. They are NOT cookie cutters, and just as no one expects every dog within a breed to fit the PHYSICAL standards, no one should expect EVERY dog fit the psychological/temperament/behavioral standards, and those that don't just don't for whatever reason, and that reason doesn't have to be "they were taken away too early". It could just be that's just the way they are.
Like Sabre. That's just the way he is.

04-19-2013, 07:55 PM	#20
shannonNJ Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colonia, New Jersey Posts: 226	Maybe some behavioral therapy and/or tips from a professional may help if there's nothing wrong health-wise? __________________ You can find me chasing Jack! R.I.P. My Little Prince Max 1999-2013

04-20-2013, 07:04 AM	#24
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,891	I'm not a behaviorist or psychologist, but I don't believe a dog or a person being antisocial is just their personality. Being independent is a personality trait, but I believe antisocial behavior is shaped by our past experiences. Your pup may not have received the love, touch, and socialization he needed at his breeder, but with your love, I'm sure you will break through his barriers in time. __________________ *Lisa and* Katie *Ashley 6/10,* *Gracie 2/04,* Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 .

04-20-2013, 07:42 PM	#28
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,891	I remember it also..it was Brian, I think, in England, but I don't remember his YT name. That was truly heartbreaking. __________________ *Lisa and* Katie *Ashley 6/10,* *Gracie 2/04,* Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 .

04-25-2013, 12:48 AM	#30
Belle Noir YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Reading, PA, USA Posts: 258	Sabre was born May 1st, and we brought him home August 10th or 11th, as I recall. He has ALWAYS been aloof and standoffish. He is NOT a people dog, and he's always been like that. He likes people well enough, but not THAT much. He'll say hi, and he'll play, but rare are the times when he wants to sit with you the way a lap dog should. Sure, he'll lay at your feet and put his head on your foot once in a while, but if the fake fireplace is on, he prefers laying in front of that. Once in a long while, he'll decide he wants to sleep in the bed. He prefers to sleep on the floor. That's just the way he is. I think the only reason he actually sleeps in the bed as much as he does is because of Fatty the Maltese rescue fun police that I fostered for a while. He would sleep in the bed with HER, because that was the only time she let him lay with her and he had a crush on her, and she wouldn't let him lay with her when she was laying in the dog bed. I think when she went to her new home, he started sleeping in the bed more because he missed her. But now he sleeps in bed as rarely as he used to. He's also never been much on treats, though he loves his bully sticks. It's taken me EIGHT MONTHS to find a treat that he doesn't just accept, back away, and spit out. The first treat was the AKC brand duck jerky which he STOLE and then shredded the bag open for. He NEVER did this with treats before. The Bil-Jac liver treats are right next to the bed, on the floor where they have been from the beginning, and he doesn't bother with them. and when I went looking for more, I couldn't find any, but I was fostering a litter of siamese kittens, and socializing them and picked up two different cat treats for THEM and HE likes them. In fact, I had them next to the Bil-Jac Liver treats (which the CATS happen to love, but won't touch the two different kinds of chicken treats I got for them), and my mother caught him running down the hall with the treat bag in his mouth and she rescued them before he tore that bag open. He's not afraid of people. He's not particularly dog orientated. He's not shy, in fact, he has more than a little bit of that "yorkie swagger". He likes people. He just likes them on HIS terms. I think he was a big dog in a former life. Like a Lab, or a German Shepherd. That's what he acts like. People say little dogin a big dog body when talking about insecure napoleans snapping yipping and barking at everything. When you look how real big dogs carry themselves, they're always calm, cool, and collected, you rarely see one of THEM screaming at another dog on the end of a leash... and THAT is Sabre. Yes, he forgets himself and jumps on the sofa once in a while when he is excited. When you come home and he's REALLY happy to see you, he spins like a top, but he calms down, and then he's chilling in whatever spot he's decided to chill in. He's a REAL big dog in a little dog body. Pixie and Midget are totally different. Pixie was born May 8th and I brought her home July 3rd. Midget was born Oct 19th, and I brought her home Dec 17th (she's a Papillon), and BOTH of them are in your pocket under your skin I LOVE PEOPLE kind of dogs. They are the same dog in different breed bodies. Both want to be with people as much as they can. If you go to the bathroom and forget to close the door, they will fight to jump on your lap. Sabre is a gentleman, he lays at the door, doesn't come in just lays there and watches you until you tell him to go away. Pixie and Midget will NOT go away. They are always under foot, they are always in the way, they are always in everything and they always want to be involved with anything you're doing. The rare occasion they wander away to play "herd the cats", if they hear you doing something they THINK they might want to be involved in, they break their necks running to see what you're doing, ESPECIALLY if they hear keys rattling, because you are NOT allowed to go on a drive without them. So I don't know. I can't go with the whole they went to their new homes too early, because it just doesn't apply to my dogs. That way of thinking says that Pixie and Midget should act like Sabre and Sabre should act like Pixie and Midget, and that's just not the case. Some dogs, EVEN WITHIN a breed are just different. Even when it comes to personality. They are NOT cookie cutters, and just as no one expects every dog within a breed to fit the PHYSICAL standards, no one should expect EVERY dog fit the psychological/temperament/behavioral standards, and those that don't just don't for whatever reason, and that reason doesn't have to be "they were taken away too early". It could just be that's just the way they are. Like Sabre. That's just the way he is. __________________ When there is no ultimate authority, we must gather as much information as possible and decide for ourself what we believe. ~Teresa Ford

04-19-2013, 05:28 PM	#18
ValGab YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 4	thank you everyone for the advice but I got him at 9-10 weeks he was tiny fit in the palm of my hand. a little round ball of fur lol. I think he was just taken away too early. We love him dearly we will just wait till he comes around. No dogs other than him. We thought about getting him a friend.

04-19-2013, 10:03 PM	#22
MidnightUnicorn YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 443	Hmmm, perhaps he was taken away when he was too young. Or perhaps it's just his personality. My Tatiana is fairly anti-social, too. She loves only me, and that's it. She tolerates my husband, and gives doggie rejection to everybody else. But she grew up with her parents. I got her from her breeder when she was three years old. In her case, it's her personality.

04-20-2013, 05:27 AM	#23
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	If the breeder didn't handle him and he was taken away too soon then those are two reasons that could explain why he acts the way he does very well.

04-20-2013, 04:38 PM	#26
lillymae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,544	Awhile back there was a guy who came on with the same situation & he hired a behaviorist & a trainer or 2 & vet checks all ok but the dog was eventually diagnosed with either Chiari or GME, anyone remember this ? I can't for the life of me remember his user name & I think it was a year or so ago. OP, I would look up these 2 things & see IF your dog has ANY symptoms of either & IF you think he does , get him to a Vet teaching school ASAP.